The nighttime nuisance could signal breathing problems associated with strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular problems
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Heavy snoring can be far from a nuisance. It can be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition where an individual briefly stops breathing during the night which raises…

Adults who suffer chronic sleep problems may face an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, new research indicates.
In a study to be presented on April 1, 2009 at the World Psychiatric Association international congress “Treatments in Psychiatry,” scientists found that the more types of sleep disturbances peo…

Without sufficient energy, your staff will be unable to make the contributions your company needs in order to stay competitive in the global market place.
Individuals who rest briefly during the day improve their capacity to work because they have more energy. Taking a mid-day rest has been scientifically documented to …

Scans reveal dwindling of brain structures that store memory
Got memory problems? If you suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, your brain could be to blame.
For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the Jun…

By Mark Wheeler
Nearly 60 percent of the nation’s elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it’s a lot of tossing and turning or outright bouts of insomnia. While for most people sleeplessness can be annoying at best or unhealthy at worst, for elderly individuals who have suffered from depression in the past, p…

Insomnia has long been associated with poor health, including weight gain and even obesity. Now researchers at UCLA have found out why.
In a study to be published in the May issue of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology and currently available online by subscription, Sarosh Motivala, an assistant professor of psychiatry…

Research on the sleeping brain has revealed some fascinating stage-dependent interactions between areas involved in formation and storage of long term memories. The study, published by Cell Press in the February 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may also provide a framework for further understanding the role of sleep in memor…